The University of British Columbia’s seed2STEM summer research program for Indigenous high school students has been awarded the City of Vancouver’s Leadership in Reconciliation Award for 2025. The seed2STEM program transforms reconciliation principles into action by creating culturally safe pathways for Indigenous high school students to participate in science-technology-engineering-math (STEM) research. Founded in 2018 at the ICORD spinal cord […]

The Integrated Curriculum Team—comprised of staff from the Office of the Vice-President, Health (UBC Health) and the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health (CEIH) was recently awarded the 2025 President’s Staff Award for Collaborative Excellence. The award exemplifies collaborative excellence in delivering the Integrated Curriculum, an interprofessional program that is a required component of 14 […]

Eylul Kara’s journey highlights the power of community-led education and cross-cultural connection. When Eylul Kara graduated with a bachelor’s degree with honours in political science and international relations last month, she took her final step on a UBC path marked by community engagement, unlearning exclusionary narratives and reimagining the way institutions approach reconciliation. Kara’s efforts […]